#37676 [NEW]: using Array access operator [] on boolean variable does not show Notice

From: tgross at m-s dot de Operating system: Windows XP PHP version: 5.1.4 PHP Bug Type: Arrays related Bug description: using Array access operator [] on boolean variable does not show Notice Description: ------------ When trying to access an array using an undefined offset, PHP displays an Notice. However, when you access a boolean variable with any combination of the array operator [], PHP just returns NULL and displays no error message. Reproduce code: --------------- error_reporting (E_ALL); $a = false; var_dump ($a[5]); var_dump ($a['test'][-3]); Expected result: ---------------- PHP should display a Notice or a Warning. Actual result: -------------- PHP displays NULL NULL -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=37676&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 4.4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37676&r=trysnapshot44 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.2): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37676&r=trysnapshot52 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 6.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37676&r=trysnapshot60 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37676&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37676&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37676&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37676&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37676&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37676&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37676&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37676&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37676&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37676&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37676&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37676&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37676&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37676&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37676&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37676&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37676&r=mysqlcfg